Three teams which ended up as runner-ups in the FIFA World Cup more than twice.

Germany v Argentina: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final
Germany v Argentina: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final
  1. Germany
Germany team at 2002 FIFA World Cup
Germany team at 2002 FIFA World Cup

The most surprising name in the list is Germany. Despite winning four FIFA World Cup trophies, Germany topped the list of the team losing in the finals. The European nation has lost a record four FIFA World cup finals. Germany

has reached FIFA finals on eight occasions (maximum by any nation), and they won it four times and ended up as a runner-up four times. The last defeat Germany faced in the World Cup was back in 2002. However, they won the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil.

Lothar Matthaus is Germany's most capped player with 150 appearances to his name. He also holds the record of most number of appearances (25) in the FIFA World Cup by any player. Furthermore, Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer in the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals in 4 World Cups. He is also Germany's all-time top scorer in international matches with 71 goals.

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